Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 5, Verse 13 sarva-karmani manasa sannyasyaste sukham vashi nava-dvare pure dehi naiva kurvan na karayan In this shloka, Lord Krishna speaks of the human body as a city with nine gates or Dwara. The various sense organs are the gates through which the external world is experienced. The soul is the ruler of this city, while the ego, intellect, mind, senses, and life energy act as ministers and administrators. Enlightened yogis see their body as a temporary vessel, a vehicle